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ontario brook troutHow to catch Brook Trout in Ontario

Ontario Brook Trout have over 500,000 lakes, rivers and streams to call home. Mind you some of those waters would not suit them well.



Learning the habits of Brook trout is the first step in learning how to catch a Brook trout.  These trout flourish in cold clear water in a lake, a river or a  stream where the water is between fifty-three and sixty degrees F. 

While Brook trout will not swim in muddy waters, they are often found in lakes and rivers where the mud at the bottom harbours mayflies and midges and where the banks are teeming with caddis flies and stone-flies.

The preference of Brook trout for small insects gives you a tip-off as to what to use for bait to catch these fish.  If you like bait fishing, collect some insects before you leave because trout live largely off midges, mayflies, caddis flies or rail-flies and stone-flies. 

Grasshoppers and crickets work in attracting Brookies, these trout are however, opportunistic feeders and will eat virtually any insect, leeches, molluscs and other fish.  Worms also work well when fishing for trout.

Try to find the smaller worms because a whole worm wriggling on a hook is far more likely to catch the attention of a trout than a small piece of a larger worm. Minnows, which are most successful in attracting trout, are another great favourite of anglers.


While Brook trout are most often caught with live bait, fly fishing also produces good results when trying to land one of these most elegant trout. If you are a fledgling fly fisherman, dry flies are a good bet to start.

Wets will also work well as do imitations of minnows once you get more practised.

The fish are attracted to swift movement and flashes of color, they are also sensitive to smell so it is best not to have any strong odour on your hands when tying and attaching the flies or the smell will drive the fish away.

You can find Brook trout in either pools, at the end of rapids, on in small eddies at the side of these rapids using a light flexible rod, a light line and several small sinkers to keep your bait flowing downstream. 

Follow the bank upstream of your fishing spot so that when you do cast your line, you cast downstream and do not spook the trout and then feel for the gentle tapping on your line that signals the bite of a trout.

It is one thing to catch a Brook Trout, but to know how to release the fish when practising catch and release is just as important.

They are extremely delicate and you will very easily damage the protective layer of slime if you touch the trout with your bare dry hands.  Be gentle with trout and wet your hands before touching one if you are going to return it to the wild.

 

 

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